Laboratory for the Control of Pesticide Residues and POPs in food

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Name of infrastructure: Laboratory for the Control of Pesticide Residues and POPs in food

Hosting Entity

State General Laboratory

Scientific Domain: Analytical Facilities

Description and purpose of the Research Infrastructure

Mission: The Pesticide Residues and POPs Lab of the SGL (PR-SGL) is the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for Pesticides Residues in Food and the Official Laboratory for the Monitoring & Surveillance of Pesticide Residues in Food of Plant and Animal Origin. The Laboratory has been also nominated as the NRL for POPs analysis in Food. Objective:The Pesticide Residues Lab (PR-SGL) of the State General Laboratory, a department of the Ministry of Health, is the Official Laboratory of Monitoring and Surveillance of pesticide residues in food of plant and animal origin. The PR-SGL in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, design and implement the monitoring program for both the local market and imports. Also in cooperation with the Department of Agricultutre and Veterinary Services, departments of Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, for the monitoring control of organic plant products and food of animal origin. The sampling is focused at the key points of food chain: market, import, processing, primary storage producers, etc.

Research Infrastructure Policy

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USEFUL FIGURES

8

Personnel

13%

Male

88%

Female

6

Publications

CONTACT INFO

Address: 44 Kimonos, Acropoli

Postal Code: 1451

City: Nicosia

Website: https://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/sgl/sgl.nsf/home_el/home_el?opendocument

Head of RI: Despo Christodoulou

Contact Person of RI: Demitris Kafouris | 22809169

INFORMATION OF INSTRUMENTATION OPERATING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE

Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with tandem Mass Spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS)

Name: Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with tandem Mass Spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS)
Description: Analytical system for the detection and quantification of pesticide residues in plant and animal origin samples, for multi-residue and single residue methods.
Units: 4
Hosting Laboratory / Department: State General Laboratory/ Laboratory for the Control of Pesticide Residues and POPs in food

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

Plant and animal origin food

Year: 2009

Funding Source:

National

Gas Chromatography coupled with tandem Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS)

Name: Gas Chromatography coupled with tandem Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS)
Description: Analytical system for the detection and quantification of pesticide residues in plant and animal origin samples, for multi-residue and single residue methods.
Units: 2
Hosting Laboratory / Department: State General Laboratory/ Laboratory for the Control of Pesticide Residues and POPs in food

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

Plant and animal origin food

Year: 2013

Funding Source:

National

Gas Chromatograph with dual ECD detector (GC-ECD)

Name: Gas Chromatograph with dual ECD detector (GC-ECD)
Description: Analytical system for the detection and quantification of organochlorine pollutants in animal origin food products.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: State General Laboratory/ Laboratory for the Control of Pesticide Residues and POPs in food

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

Plant and animal origin food

Year: 2005

Funding Source:

Gas Chromatograph with FPD detector (GC-FPD)

Name: Gas Chromatograph with FPD detector (GC-FPD)
Description: Analytical system for the detection and quantification of dithiocarbamate pesticide residues (as carbon disulfide) in plant origin food products.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: State General Laboratory/ Laboratory for the Control of Pesticide Residues and POPs in food

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

Plant and animal origin food

Year: 2012

Funding Source:

National